Basin
Richard Austin
Brooklyn Museum photograph
Caption
Richard Austin. Basin, 1793–1817. Pewter, 2 x 8 x 8 in. (5.1 x 20.3 x 20.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Designated Purchase Fund, 45.10.16. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
Maker
Title
Basin
Date
1793–1817
Geography
Place made: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Medium
Pewter
Classification
Dimensions
2 x 8 x 8 in. (5.1 x 20.3 x 20.3 cm)
Markings
Impressed in center of basin, partially struck mark: oval stamp with "RICHA[RD]" around top edge; in center, dove carrying branch flying above fox (lamb?); and "[AUS]TIN" around bottom edge. [Laughlin identifies the animal as a lamb, but it does not resemble one.]
Credit Line
Designated Purchase Fund
Accession Number
45.10.16
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